Germany Embassy to Kyiv supported reception dedicated to the Fourth Ukrainian and German forum of products

The event welcomed 40 producers from Germany and Ukraine who presented their production, the representatives of business from all the regions of Ukraine, international organizations and projects, specially-oriented institutes, etc.

The forum was organized involving the project ‘Agricultural trade of Ukraine’, support of diplomatic mission, German and Ukrainian commercial chamber and Commercial and Industrial Chamber of Ukraine. The organization of event gave opportunity to the enterprises to introduce and demonstrate their production. The visitors of the exhibition as well as numerous professional performances from the leading experts of the area took part in this area. During the panel discussions and presentations the participants got information about the story of success in business and innovative technologies, discovered the new production of local and foreign producers. The small and middle enterprises have got a unique possibility to expand the marketing outlets and find out new ways of development.

‘Our forum makes a great contribution in the bilateral trade in the area of agriculture and provision. We see that more German enterprises are interested in Ukrainian production while Ukrainian side has new possibilities inherent to Agreement on free trade’, remarks the head of project Andre Pilling.

The agricultural sector of Ukraine plays an important role as the gross domestic production making up almost 18 percent for the external trade having taken almost 45 percent in the common export of Ukraine in 2016.

In 2016 Germany imported from Ukraine more agricultural and food products than exported. The introduction of these goods last year counted nearly 326 million euro what is 40.6 percent more than in 2015.

‘Today three-day special event of the project Agritrade Ukraine starts. It is organized upon the initiative of Federal Ministry of provision and agriculture of Germany and Agricultural politics and provision of Ukraine Ministry. The project of agricultural trade is developing actively. It has become famous in many circles and we hope it will enable collaboration. It will develop with the usage of new free trade zone potential’, noticed the representative from the Embassy of Germany to Ukraine.

The purpose of the project is the support to Ukrainian agricultural goods producers and agricultural companies in the search of European marketing outlets, inclusion, strengthening, and expansion of the activity as well as preparation of these companies to open their own markets. Apart from that, the project has a purpose to inform German companies on the issues of agricultural trade with Ukraine.

In the course of event all the guests were able to participate in a special degustation where the products of German and Ukrainian origination were demonstrated, particularly, dairy products, meat, beverage, etc. Afterwards, the participants could choose the most favorite production participating in the voting.

On November 28, 2018, the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine hosted a presentation of the 19th issue of the yearbook “Diplomatic Ukraine” as well as publication of series “The Library of the Scientific Year-Book “Diplomatic Ukraine” of the Directorate-General for Rendering Services to Diplomatic Missions.

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On the 15-th of November, Belgium celebrates King's Day, taking advantage of the excellent occasion. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Alex Lennart organized a concert of two virtuosos in the Kiev Philharmonic Hall - the duo Blumenfeld Piano Duo of the world-famous Ukrainian pianist, who lives in Belgium, Dmitry Sukhovienko and Belgian Aaron Weinberg.

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On the 13-th of September, the Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in Ukraine together with the Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine organized a public discussion on the topic "One Hundred Years of Statehood: Lessons from Latvian and Ukrainian Experience" that was opened by the Ambassador of Latvia to Ukraine Juris Poikans and the Director of the First European Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Vasily Khiminets.

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The German Embassy in Ukraine traditionally organized an open day in September - the German Garden. Kiev citizens and guests of the city could get acquainted with the activities of Germany in Ukraine and talk with representatives of German intermediary organizations.

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The village of Nemyryntsi of the Ruzhynskyi district in Zhytomyr Oblast hosted the All-Ukrainian Festival of Traditional Culture “Kupalski Rosy”.Kupalski Rosy is a festival visited by guests not only from Zhytomyr Oblast, but also from different parts of Ukraine and the world. Organizer of the celebration is Pavlo Zhebrivskyi, Ukrainian politician and his sister Filia Zhebrivska.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has adopted a powerful stance in empowering women, setting new standards based on a unique model drawn from the vision of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, founding father of the UAE. This approach perpetuates in the current leadership’s vision for the future, whereby women stand as active partners and contributors in the country’s development process and play a vital role in raising future generations.

Built in the late 90's, Astana rightfully bears the title of modern miracle. A young city that has accepted the honorary title of the capital with pride and dignity carries this status. At the end of June, in Kiev, with the support of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan and personally Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Samat Ordabaev, an official reception was organized that was dedicated to the 20th anniversary of Astana.

This year, the Baltic countries - Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia - mark the centenary of the proclamation of independence. Then the Ukrainian People's Republic was one of the first to recognize the right of the Baltic peoples to self-determination. In Riga and Tallinn, even for some time, diplomatic missions of the Ukrainian People’s Republic acted. In their turn, after the collapse of the USSR, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia were among the first to recognize Ukraine's independence and established diplomatic relations with it.

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